JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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GW
Brilliant idea making contingency plans AFTER the you know what hits the fan!
Perhaps it wud be prudent know for the twits in Nagatacho to do this NOW for all nuke plants in the country, just an idea.
Posted in: Official defends secrecy over worst-case nuclear disaster scenario
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GW
Folks dont fret over WH's daughter $$-wise she wont have a worry, hope she overcomes the loss on mom tho!
Posted in: Remembering
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GW
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad we will always FLEECE aYOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
Posted in: Remembering
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GW
zichi
thats great, I mean it, BUT what are your average Tanaka's doing in their day to day lives while working & upon retirement, from what I see NOT much, too few, many just dont seem to know how to enjoy stuff, like its a sin or something, those that see past that good on them but a great many are stuck in ruts that have been going on many decades running imo.
Posted in: We're bored. We have nothing to do. I don't have anything to say to my husband anymore. It's much better to come here than just sit in the house watching TV all day. We need some excitement, too.
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GW
Like I have been saying for ages on here, TOO MANY live crappy boring lives, few hobbies, even less conversation, is it any surprise if people can retire that many dont know what do do. Its simple no one has ever taught them how!! SFPJ330 nailed it!
If I have said it once I have said it a million times, you only have one life, enjoy it, do stuff, bad too many Japanese just DONT KNOW HOW TO DO THAT, eat sleep, drink, booze, smokes, pachinko take up far far too much of so many lives here, but I have long since given up worrying about it, they have made their foutons now they have to lie on'em!
Posted in: We're bored. We have nothing to do. I don't have anything to say to my husband anymore. It's much better to come here than just sit in the house watching TV all day. We need some excitement, too.
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GW
I am also in Chiba within spitting distance of Ibaragi & felt it but it was small.............
There have been a few weid ones of late where I flelt slightly LIFTED, kinda like that sensation where yr flying along the road & hit a little dip & you feel kinda suspended.......
Posted in: M6 quake hits eastern Japan; Fukushima nuclear plant stable
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GW
elvensilvan,
I think you need to go back tot he drawing board as far as the number of people who live in Japan, LOL!
Posted in: Yen weakens as BOJ eases monetary policy
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GW
just goes to show fame & fortune are not necessarily connected to happiness.
I am of mixed mind on the outpouring on Whitney's death, & other celeb - famous types who croak, I mean if any of us got into the trouble many of those with $$$ have we wud be behind bars. And no one cares much about non-famous who die of drug or alcohol abuse.
The sad truth is Whitney is still entertaining us, think about it, its true
Posted in: Speculation rages over cause of Houston's death
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GW
andrew, I did mention that in my post if you had read a little further on
Posted in: What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?
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GW
book off near where I live has a foreign book section mostly english with bits of French, Chinese Korean etc etc, its by no means extensive if yr looking for something to read you can usually find something, it is around 2x3m of rack space
And I am no in Tokyo, somehwere in Chiba
Posted in: My favorite English bookstores in Tokyo
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Hussain
While I have imported cars & parts over the years it isnt reallyb my thing but I can think of these things that will add to the cost
1 cars have to be bought 2 shipped to Japan 3 clearance, airport handing terminal chgs etc 4 import consumption tax of 5% usually based on CIF value 5 local trucking, cud be multiple trucks/trips inolved
and then you got all the compliance paperwork stuff that they fleece you on
AND then someone will want to sell it for profit
That isnt everything I am sure but shud give you an idea of some of whats involved
throw in low margins & yr average car likely isnt worth the bother.
The European stuff people trot out as examples are mostly luxury cars(with a few lower priced models) with higher margins & therefore is a market for them.
To be sure Ford & GM etc cud have put more effort into this years ago but the profit just aint worth it n & THATS exactly what the locals wanted to do, that & throw in all the usual propaganda & ford GM etc never had a chance to begin with
Posted in: What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?
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fredster
I pls dont let us know what type of person wud be a hero to you, WE dont want to know.
Posted in: Olympus reports Y33.08 bil net loss for 9 months to December
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Husain
THERE IS NO DUTY when importing cars to Japan, now having said that, that doesnt mean you can just start driving around once your car has cleared customs at the port or airport, but THERE IS NO DUTY for importing cars
Posted in: What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?
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GW
WOW, This guy doesnt seem very Japanese, mean that in a GOOD way, this type are very rare on these isles.
Its too bad he is having trouble finding some one to buy him out, I hope he finds a solution to that, it is a problem a great many small mid sized firms have in Japan, if the bosses go then its likely not to end well
Posted in: Global Dining
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GW
suzu1 nailed it!
Gajinfo there is NO DUTY on imported cars, although there is 5% import consumption tax, but that applies to all imports.
The profit margins for average cars arent a lot so once you have gone through all the crap in Jpn once the car is landed it wud be hard to sell & even harder to make money, thats how the J-govt & J-car makers keep most run of the mill competition out, barrier to entry is simply not worth it, even more so now that the population is in decline & car ownership is also in decline, its a double wammy & now even J-companies are feeling it & its going to hurt a lot more each year here on in for most makers
Posted in: What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?
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GW
OMG that is some sick stuff!
Just a thought I know but wudnt it be better if one cud call the keystones & have creeps arrested, restraining orders quickly input & ENFORCED, but no the victim can MOVE, all better now...........WTF!
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GW
Hide, it shud be about priorities not what ever is easiest, requires the least effort.
Now they blitz cyclists, incredibly lame, especially since they let it become a free for all for decades & NOW they want to enforce a few rules, waste of tax paid supposed resources
And the MORONS announce when they will enforce, reminds of all the companies where the tax office tells them in advance fo their "raids", LAME!
Posted in: Police caution more than 10,000 in Tokyo for breaking new bicycle rules
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GW
Damn that bottle still had beer in it!
mottainai!
Posted in: Confrontation
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GW
Hide you need to take off the blinkers, seriously
Posted in: U.S. cars do not fit Japan's market or Japanese consumers' requirements because of size, high fuel consumption and higher prices. They need to have a line-up that suits Japanese consumers' preferences.
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GW
I guess the I was wasted defense goes down a little differently in Taiwan, thats a good thing!
Posted in: Japanese star charged over Taiwan taxi driver assault